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To: markomalley
AMD's response:

An Update on AMD Processor Security


21 posted on 01/03/2018 7:42:42 PM PST by snarkpup (The swamp is draining; and the alligators are allegating.)
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To: snarkpup
AMD's Response

Variant One -- Bounds Check Bypass:

Resolved by software / OS updates to be made available by system vendors and manufacturers. Negligible performance impact expected.
Variant Two -- Branch Target Injection:
Differences in AMD architecture mean there is a near zero risk of exploitation of this variant. Vulnerability to Variant 2 has not been demonstrated on AMD processors to date.
Variant Three -- Rogue Data Cache Load
Zero AMD vulnerability due to AMD architecture differences.

I'm not sure what to make of the "near zero risk" for Variant Two.

54 posted on 01/05/2018 6:09:50 PM PST by TChad
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